The I ♥ Cebu blog by Peanut Browas

​When one talks about batchoy in Cebu, longtime residents of the Queen City of the South only have one store in mind, Carlo’s Batchoy. Carlo’s Batchoy was one place people go to have a bowl of steaming hot batchoy. The place drew in crowds from different walks of life, all of them have one thing in mind: to enjoy a bowl of original La Paz batchoy.

Carlo’s Batchoy – image source: Carlo’s Batchoy Facebook Page

Different Variants and Sizes

The place offers different variants and sizes of the batchoy. There’s the Special Batchoy, Beef Batchoy, Spicy Batchoy and Super Batchoy. Their Spicy Batchoy comes in three levels of spiciness, which is great for people who like spicy food. In addition to the batchoy, Carlo’s Batchoy also offers breakfast meals, including the Pork Tocino, Longganisa, Corned Beef and Tapa.

Carlo’s Batchoy – image source: Carlo’s Batchoy Facebook Page

Meat and Vegetables

Vegetable-lovers will not be left out since the place also has a number of vegetable dishes on their menu, including Bicol Express and Chop Suey. Carlo’s Batchoy also offers different types of pork dishes, such as Sweet and Sour Pork, Sizzling Sisig, Pork Chop, Lechon Kawali, and Crispy Pork.

Carlo’s Batchoy – image source: Carlo’s Batchoy Facebook Page

Seafood Offering

The seafood items at the place include Calamares, Camaron Rebusado, Sizzling Shrimp, and Crispy Fish Fillet, among others. The soup items at the restaurant are not limited to the batchoy since they also offer Pochero, Hototay, Sotanghon Soup, and Siningang Pork. Families who want to have a meal at Carlo’s Batchoy can opt to have the Family Meal offerings of the place. They can opt to have the Chicken Family Meal, Crispy Pork Family Meal, or the Pancit Canton Meal. Prices of the menu items at Carlo’s Batchoy start at PHP55 up to PHP369 for the Sizzling Pochero.

Carlo’s Batchoy – image source: Carlo’s Batchoy Facebook Page

​Way back decades ago, Carlo’s Batchoy was located across the Boulevard. It has expanded since then and has branches all around Metro Cebu. The branch along Osmeña Boulevard is now located at the former Boulevard, which is already a mixed-use commercial area.

​When was the last time you visited Carlo’s Batchoy and relive your glory days in the Queen City of the South? Tell us about your memories about the place on the comments section below.